Ever since federal penalties totaling $1.5 million were imposed earlier this year on 13 meat plants contracting in eight states with Packers Sanitation Services Inc. for employing children in critical food safety jobs, the story

Continue Reading The food industry, especially meat producers, appears to be at the center of stepped-up child labor enforcement

A senator and representative have introduced legislation that would give the FDA and CDC authority to enter and collect samples at feedlots during foodborne illness outbreaks.

Federal agencies currently cannot collect samples from concentrated animal

Continue Reading Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks